Map: The states in favor of daylight saving time all year long
In the past six years, 19 states have made efforts to move to year-round daylight saving time. So what’s in the way?
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Millions of Americans will get an extra hour of sleep but lose sunlight in the late afternoon when daylight saving time ends Sunday.
But while some may wonder why we’re still continuing the century-old tradition of changing the clock twice a year, state legislatures across the country are pushing to eliminate it.
Then, almost 50 years later, the Uniform Time Act of 1966 mandated states following daylight saving use the same start and end date.
In 2018, Florida passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make the state stick to permanent daylight saving if authorized by federal law.
Research shows that after the “spring forward” time change, workplace injuries, car crash deaths and heart attack risk have all increased.
One 2023 study found that a week after transitioning from the time change, people reported more dissatisfaction with sleep and higher rates of insomnia.
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